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commonweal Definition

common·weal (käm′en wēl′)

noun

  1. the public good
  2. Archaic a commonwealth

Etymology: ME commun wele: see common & weal

commonweal Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • magazine: Columns written in the Commonweal magazine in New York in 1942 by W. H. Auden under the pseudonym Didumus.